The Citizen, 1996-03-20, Page 50TIME WORKED TO EARN VALUE OF FOOD
Average Hours: Minutes of Work to Purchase Food Products
National Capital
(Overall Ranking)
Brcilers
Whole
Eggs
Lg. Doz.
Butter Cheddar Milk
-(Whole)
All 15
Items
(06) Bern 0:08 0:18 0:19 0:25 0:05 4:03
(03) Bonn 0:05 0:05 0:09 0:18 0:03 2:42
(16) Brasilia 0:29 0:30 0:47 1:08 0:31 12:37
(15) Buenos Aires 0:24 0:37 0:50 0:10 0:17 11:14
(04) Canberra 0:07 0:08 0:08 0:13 0:04 3:07
(05) London 0:08 0:13 0:11 0:18 0:05 3:52
(11) Madrid 0:13 0:15 0:28 0:39 0:07 ' 5:26
(12) Mexico City 0:17 0:19 0:27 0:57 0:10 7:19
(01) Ottawa 0:05 0:05 0:12 0:23 0:06 2:31
(10) Paris 0:23 0:14 0:18 0:23 0:08 5:20
(13) Pretoria 0:17 0:18 0:31 0:43 0:14 7:53
(07) Rome 0:14 0:14 0:21 0:27 0:08 4:42
(14) Seoul 0:13 0:21 0:45 1:11 0:16 8:56
(08) Stockholm 0:18 0:15 0:14 0:27 0:05 4:46
(09) Tokyo 0:09 0:05 0:14 0:22 0:05 4:57
(02) Washington 0:04 0:05 0:09 0:18 0:04 2:35
All Capitals Average 0:13 0:15 0:22 0:36 0:09 5:52
(Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1993)
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture studied the cost of 15
grocery items and developed a
calculation based on the amount of
time an individual would have to
work, at average wages, to
purchase the products. This type of
calculation minimizes the effect of
exchange rates and situates the cost
of food as a factor in measuring the
quality of life.
Based on this calculation, food
prices in Ottawa represented the
best overall value of all the 16
capitals surveyed.
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The 15 items were: boneless
sirloin steak, boneless pork roast,
whole broiler chicken, a dozen
large eggs, butter, Emmenthal
cheese, a quart of whole milk, a
quart of cooking oil, potatoes,
apples, oranges, flour, rice, sugar
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